Vitalising

Part of speech: verb, adjective

Definitions

1. Providing energy or life to someone or something, making it lively or active
2. Infusing vitality or strength into a person, object, or situation to enhance its vigor
3. Revitalizing or energizing by adding spirit, power, or liveliness to an entity

Etymology: "Vitalising" is the present participle of "vitalise", which is built from "vital" plus the suffix "-ise". The "-ise" ending traces back through Middle French "-iser" and Late Latin "-izare" to Ancient Greek "-izein", a verb-forming element that turned nouns and adjectives into verbs meaning "to make into" or "to treat in the manner of". "Vital" itself comes from Latin "vitalis", meaning "of life", from "vita", life. So the core idea sits in the base: a vital thing is one that keeps something alive. Put the two together and "vitalise" means, quite literally, to make something full of life. The sense of giving strength or energy to a person, object, or situation grows naturally from that literal meaning. A tonic, a fresh breeze, or a new idea can all be said to vitalise, because each restores the life that a tired body, room, or project had lost.

Synonyms: energizing, invigorating, revitalizing, refreshing, stimulating

Antonyms: draining, debilitating, weakening, fatiguing, tiring